"multimeter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multimeters [plural]
Etymology: multi- + -meter Etymology templates: {{confix|en|multi|meter}} multi- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} multimeter (plural multimeters)
  1. An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter. Wikipedia link: multimeter Synonyms: multitester, Avometer, VOM, voltohmmeter Translations (measuring instrument): 萬用表 (Chinese Mandarin), 万用表 (wànyòngbiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 萬用錶 (Chinese Mandarin), multimetr [masculine] (Czech), multimeter [neuter] (Danish), multimeter [masculine] (Dutch), yleismittari (Finnish), multimètre [masculine] (French), Multimeter [neuter] (German), multimetro [masculine] (Italian), multitester [masculine] (Italian), multímetro [masculine] (Portuguese), multímetro [masculine] (Spanish), polimetro [masculine] (Spanish), tester [masculine] (Spanish), multimetre (Turkish), đồng hồ vạn năng (Vietnamese), vạn năng kế (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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